I can't think of anyone more deserving of receiving the key to their city than Issa Rae [1]. On Feb. 12, the "Insecure" [2] creator became the first person [3] to ever receive the key to Inglewood, CA, in the city's 114-year history, just ahead of Super Bowl [4] Sunday. The "Queen of Inglewood" was honored during the city's Taste of Inglewood festival and delivered a touching speech [5] to express her gratitude.
"I'm a little emotional; I'm trying to be a thug right now," she started. "The mayor really flabbergasted me in that this is the first key in 114 years. It's a huge honor, and I just want to thank you all so much for your support. Thank you to the mayor; thank you to the city of Inglewood for making it so easy for us to film here, for helping us to showcase this city that I love so much . . . I'm truly honored to receive this. I will always put on for my city. Inglewood, South LA, stand up."
Rae's honor was pure manifestation [7], as her key-to-the-city presentation comes after a similar scene that's featured on season 5 of "Insecure." [8] During a dream sequence in episode eight, Rae's character, Issa Dee, also receives the key to Inglewood, presented to her by Tyra Banks [9]. Now that Rae's staple HBO series is over, the multihyphenate creator is gearing up for season two of "Sweet Life: Los Angeles" [10] and the premiere of her Miami-set comedy series, "Rap Sh*t," and she's also set to star in Apple TV+'s "Roar." [11]